From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Fouling issue between the scuttle ventilator lever and interior lights upon fitting a new Bentley instrument board.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\2\ scan0236 | |
| Date | 9th October 1937 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. By/Mr.Davies. 231 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}9.10.37. NEW BENTLEY INSTRUMENT BOARD. The new Bentley instrument board to DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1500 has been fitted up on B-56-BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Whilst we are very satisfied with the new arrangement of instrument grouping, we found when fitting up the board that we fouled the scuttle ventilator hand lever, on the interior patch lights. It was necessary to remove the lever entirely in our case to avoid damaging the lamps, we think, however, that if this was pointed out to coachbuilders, the lever could be off-set when the ventilator is built up in the body. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||